http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/09/15/best-buy-and-napster-dumb-20/ ... at the intersection of media, technology, business and the web Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:46:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/09/15/best-buy-and-napster-dumb-20/comment-page-1/#comment-375242 mathewi Tue, 16 Sep 2008 01:10:45 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/?p=2652#comment-375242 You're right, Mike -- streaming isn't quite the right word. Although Napster offers streaming too, and "on demand radio stations" and so on, it offers downloads as well, although as you mentioned I believe they expire if you stop paying. I should have said "subscription" music services, I guess. You're right, Mike — streaming isn't quite the right word. Although Napster offers streaming too, and “on demand radio stations” and so on, it offers downloads as well, although as you mentioned I believe they expire if you stop paying. I should have said “subscription” music services, I guess.

]]> http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/09/15/best-buy-and-napster-dumb-20/comment-page-1/#comment-375241 mdoeff Mon, 15 Sep 2008 22:52:23 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/?p=2652#comment-375241 I don't know if I'd describe Napster as a "streaming" music service. For example, Napster lets you download tracks to an MP3 player (sadly, not an iPod) and play music on that device as long as you continue to pay your monthly subscription fee. I don't think of that as streaming. I don't know if I'd describe Napster as a “streaming” music service. For example, Napster lets you download tracks to an MP3 player (sadly, not an iPod) and play music on that device as long as you continue to pay your monthly subscription fee. I don't think of that as streaming.

]]> http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/09/15/best-buy-and-napster-dumb-20/comment-page-1/#comment-342542 mathewi Mon, 15 Sep 2008 21:10:45 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/?p=2652#comment-342542 You're right, Mike -- streaming isn't quite the right word. Although Napster offers streaming too, and "on demand radio stations" and so on, it offers downloads as well, although as you mentioned I believe they expire if you stop paying. I should have said "subscription" music services, I guess. You're right, Mike — streaming isn't quite the right word. Although Napster offers streaming too, and “on demand radio stations” and so on, it offers downloads as well, although as you mentioned I believe they expire if you stop paying. I should have said “subscription” music services, I guess.

]]> http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/09/15/best-buy-and-napster-dumb-20/comment-page-1/#comment-342417 mdoeff Mon, 15 Sep 2008 18:52:23 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/?p=2652#comment-342417 I don't know if I'd describe Napster as a "streaming" music service. For example, Napster lets you download tracks to an MP3 player (sadly, not an iPod) and play music on that device as long as you continue to pay your monthly subscription fee. I don't think of that as streaming. I don't know if I'd describe Napster as a “streaming” music service. For example, Napster lets you download tracks to an MP3 player (sadly, not an iPod) and play music on that device as long as you continue to pay your monthly subscription fee. I don't think of that as streaming.

]]> http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/09/15/best-buy-and-napster-dumb-20/comment-page-1/#comment-342253 mathewi Mon, 15 Sep 2008 16:44:42 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/?p=2652#comment-342253 That's a good point, Ian -- perhaps it's not fair to blame a dislike of streaming for *all* of Napster's failure so far. I still think it has a lot to do with it, but you are right that DRM has had a lot to do with it as well. That's a good point, Ian — perhaps it's not fair to blame a dislike of streaming for *all* of Napster's failure so far. I still think it has a lot to do with it, but you are right that DRM has had a lot to do with it as well.

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